Hoe weeder



Sept. 18, 1928. 1,684,444

A. J. HAYDEN 4 HOE WEEDER Filed Aug. 29, 1927 Risen/for.

AQfred J'ohn Hayden Patented Sept. 18, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT} OFFICE.

ALFRED J. HAYDEN, 025 DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA. non wannnn. Application filed August 28, 1927. Serial No. 216,237.

My present invention relates to improvements in an' agricultural tool such as is ordinarily used in field and garden work, the purpose of which is for extirpating weeds. 6 The object of the invention is to provlde a hoe of simple, durable construction, to be used for eificiently hoeing or plucking weeds up-by the roots, instead of cutting them off or tearing them partly up. as is done by the use i of many other kinds of hoes in common use. and also which will readilv cut clods when pulverizing the earth in field work or in making garden beds.

Tothis end my invention consists-in constructing the hoe blade of one piece of metal, with a plurality of wide. half-circle or half of gripping them and pulling them up. (D) moon shaped portions on its lower edge, designates the particular designedinterabout one-seventh of the height or depth of I the blade, the under side of which are bevelled to a sharp edge as is required. and which can be easily kept sharp and in true shape by the use of a three cornered file. My invention consists in providing the wide. half circle portions, the edges of which are bevelled on their under side. and also the particular designed interspaces between the said half-circles, where they come to somewhat of a V-shape, forming an escalloped lower edge, for the hoe weeder. whereby when blade. in operation the sharp edges firmlfy grip the I clalm: a top or large part of the roots 0 weeds or An improved hoe with a handle and a one clusters of grass as the case may be, near the piece hoe blade said blade having a series of top surface of the ground, and by moving relatively wide half-circle portions substanthe hoe forward and upward they are easily tia'lly at right angles to said handle on the pulled or plucked out bythe roots clean from lower edge, the side of said portions opposite the ground, and are deposited loosely upon to the side on which the handle is located the (ground so theymay dry out and become being beveled to provide asharp edge and dea. thereby not cutting the roots oil and with the side facing the handle plain, the leaving many of them in the ground to grow spaces between said half-circle portions curvagain, as is the case by the use ofthe common -1ng inwardly and upwardly-to an apex point or gripping roots of weeds and the like,

hoes now used.

My device is adapted by .the tapered conthe depth of said half circle portions being vergm gripping spaces between the scalsuch t at the true character loped-s aped teeth of the escalloped edge to such, is retained. grip weed roots as small as a pencil point, and In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature. to remove the weed, root and all. ALFRED J. HAYDEN.

The invention is illustrated the accompanying drawings, in which igure 1 is a perspective view.

Fig. 2 is a detail view.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, the letter (A) designates the handle which is provided with a suitable hoe blade (B). (C) designates the contiguous wide halfcircle portionsof scallop-shaped teeth, the escalloped lower edge of the hoe blade, the under side of which teeth or half-circle portions are bevelled to a sharp edge (e) which is sharp enough to cut weeds if desired, and

15 for chopping the roots off if desired instead in which the arms of the V curve toward the apex thereof. which spaces are for the purpose of pinching or gripping the top or large part of the roots of weeds or clusters of grass near the top surface of the ground, and by a slight forward and upward movement of the hoe to -pull them out by the roots.

The depth of the teeth is about one-seventh of the depth of the of the hoe, as O0 

